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My 2019 XLT is not lifted. Sometimes it doesn't seem as bad as other times, but I suspect it depends on the speeds at which I drive - in town, 30 - 35 mph or highway speeds - and how aggressively I accelerate. I am noticing an increasing amount of tire noise. Hankook DynaPro ATM tires that...

So you have 3/8" of shims in there? You left the 1/8" shim in when you added the 1/4" shim, or took the 1/8" shim out?

You have the same issue I have. The dealer 'humored' me by putting shims in, which only changed the speeds at which the shudder is felt. Ford is unwilling to address the issue felt by us, apparently they are so few of us they feel they can blow us off. I believe that any fix will be at the...

You have a righteous dealer. Hope it fixes the issue.

I have those tires and have a good bit of road noise. When I was an investigator for a law firm in a previous life, I learned more about tires than I ever wanted to know. Road noise CAN be - but is not always - a predecessor to tread separation. We represented several Explorer owners back in...

Have you looked to see what the RPMs are when you experience the shudder? I am learning to live with the shudder since Ford is determined to ignore the issue. I have been closely observing speeds and RPMs when I drive and have noted that when I have the transmission in D and am driving in normal...

My numbers were exactly the same. The only difference is it starts and ends the vibration at a different speed. Not going back to any dealer until Ford finds the problem and solves it. Never going back to that dealer.

If you decide on a Ranger, test drive the one you intend to buy and don't assume they all drive alike. I test drove a 2020 Lariat and loved it, then found a 2019 XLT loaded the way I wanted it, but my liking for the truck overrode the warnings I got mentally when I drove it. It was a Certified...

The dealer said my angle was 5.4 degrees before I got them to do the TSB. They had been insisting it was just the "herky jerky" 10 speed and that it was operating as designed. I complained to the sales manager and they agreed to do the TSB "to make me happy". The result was 4.9 degrees and all...

I was quizzed about the shudder/vibration/shaking I felt, although I had taken the Ranger in 3x before. I was told they would not order the shim kit until they had measured my truck to see if it qualified. Of course, they said it was within specs and refused to do it. I went straight to the...

I actually got a call from the service drive manager today, probably because I blasted the dealer on a satisfaction survey. I complained that the did not follow the directions on the TSB (did not remove the shim from the right side) and that all the work did was change the speed at which the...

Back in the 70s I was a service writer for Chevrolet. In those days, a mechanic fixed a problem and we argued with the zone rep to get it paid for by Chevrolet, the customer got the damn car fixed. Nowadays apparently they are afraid to try to fix it unless it is blessed by Ford. Sad.

My 2019 has a stainless shim, but not a half inch shim. More like a 16th of an inch.

B&M Transmissions has a locking dipstick for F-150s that can be installed with an adaptor for a couple hundred bucks. I am not doing that. I was told by the dealer that the trans level is to spec. If I don't seen any signs of a leak and it fails, I will just emphasize that I think it was a...

I just went out to check for a transmission dipstick, there is none on mine. I have the tech's comments on a RO that he checked the level, apparently it is not something the casual owner is expected to do. I know there is no way I am going to get the vehicle up to operating temperature and...

My tires were at 45 psi when I took delivery, and I had the shudder. I lowered them to the recommended pressure and no change.

My build date was 4/28/19 and was put in service in 11/19. I bought it 6/14/20 as a CPO vehicle with 12400 miles.

You're right, it's not in the TSB. But I know I read it somewhere when I was researching the issues some of us are experiencing. Mea culpa.

Ford has to know. So few vehicles involved, so they are ignoring it and hoping we go away.

The instructions for the TSB stipulate a half tank of gas.